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BAM 548

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  • BAM 548
  • Museum: British Museum
  • CDLI P395058

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BAM 548[via asbp/ninmed]

Obverse
o 1o 1

[DIŠ NA su-a]-lam GIG ana ša₂-ḫa-ṭi u₂EME UR.GI₇ SIG₇ [tu-ḫas₂-sa₃]

(o 1) [If a person] is sick with mucus (suālu): in order to remove it: [you squeeze] out fresh-green 'dog tongue's plant,' [you press (its juice) into pursītu-vessel?] You add crushed (var. roasted)1 mustard(kasû) into it, mix it. [He will drink it and then] he will remove (it) either through his mouth or his anus [and he will get better].

o 22

[x x] GAZIsar ḫaš-la-a-ti ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-di ḪI.[ḪI NAG-ma]

o 33

[lu ina? KA?]-šu₂ lu ina DUR₂-šu₂ i-šaḫ-ḫa-ṭa-am-[ma TI-uṭ]


o 44

[x x] A u I₃+GIŠ EME-šu₂ DAB-bat NAG.[NAG]

(o 4) [Alternatively:] his tongue will take water and oil, he shall continuously drink it.


o 55

[x ZA₃].ḪI.LI ṭe₄-ne-ti₃ GAZIsar pa-ʾ-[ṣu₂-ti₃]

(o 5) [Alternatively:] you make an infusion with ground cress(sahlû) and pulverised mustard(kasû). He eats it with oil and honey (and) drinks pork meat broth. [You cover him with a cloth.]2 You light fire in front of him. He will purge (his intestinces) through his anus [and will get better.]

o 66

[GIN₇ ra]-bi-ki tara-bak ina I₃+GIŠ u LAL₃ GU₇ A UZU ŠAḪ [NAG]

o 77

[x x]-šu₂ IZI ana IGI-šu₂ ta-šar₂-rap ina DUR₂-šu₂ u₂-šeš-še-ra-[am-ma TI]


o 88

[DIŠ] NA su-a-lam GIG u₂EME.UR.GI₇ SIG₇-su GIN₇ LU.UB₂[sar ŠEG₆.GA₂]

(o 8) [If] a person is sick with mucus (suālu): [you boil] fresh-green 'dog tongue's plant,' like (you boil) turnips(laptu). You mix it with sweet milk and filtered oil. He will drink it without dining and [will get better].

o 99

[ina] GA KU₇.KU₇ u I₃ ḫal-ṣi ḪI.ḪI NU pa-tan NAG-ma [TI]


o 1010

[ana] KI.MIN NUMUN gišGI.ZU₂.LUM.MA ḪAD₂.RA₂ ta-sak₃ ina A GAZIsar [sek-ru-te]

(o 10) Alternatively: you pound seeds of dried buṣinnu-plant, he drinks it in [warmed], boiling sap of mustard(kasû) without dining, he will vomit and [get better].

o 1111

ba-aḫ-ru-te NU pa-tan NAG-ma i-ar₂-ru₃-ma [TI]


o 1212

ana KI.MIN LAG MUN me₅-sal-lim ina KA-šu₂ GAR-ma u₂-ma-raq A-šu u₂-[al-lat]

(o 12) Alternatively: you place a lump of emēsallu-salt in his mouth, he chews it (and) swallows its liquuid. He drinks thick pork-meat broth. He (then) drinks beer and honey. You keep on repeating (this therapy) [on him] for three days [and he will get better].

o 1313

A UZU ŠAḪ kab-ru-te NAG KAŠ LAL₃ NAG U₄ 3(DIŠ).KAM₂ GUR.[GUR-šum-ma TI]


o 1414

ana KI.MIN U₂ BABBAR ina KAŠ.SAG LAL₃ I₃ ḫal-ṣi GAZ NU pa-tan [EME-šu₂ DAB-bat]

(o 14) Alternatively: you crush white plant in premium beer, honey and filtered oil (= an infusion). Without dining [his tongue will take (it)]. You make him drink beer and boiling honey. You let him vomit with a feather [and] afterwards he shall eat (the infusion) with honey an ghee. [He shall (also) drink] sweet wine [and will get better].

o 1515

KAŠ LAL₃ baḫ-ra NAG-šu₂ ina A₂ tu-šap-[ra-šu-ma]

o 1616

EGIR-šu ra-bi-ki KI LAL₃ u I₃.NUN GU₇ GEŠTIN DU₁₀.[GA NAG-ma TI]


o 1717

DIŠ NA su-a-lum DAB-su da-li-la [ša ŠA₃ na₄PEŠ₄]

(o 17) If a person is seized by mucus (suālu). You dry up and grind the tiny bit [within a shell. He shall drink] it in filtered oil (var. oil and beer), [and he will get better].

o 1818

tur-ar₂ ta-sak₃ ina I₃ ḫal-ṣi [NAG-ma TI]


o 1919

ana KI.MIN IM.KAL.GUG gešERIN šimBAL [NUMUN u₂SI.SA₂]

(o 19) Alternatively: [you pound] with a pestle kalguqqu-mineral, cedar, ballukku-aromatic, [seeds of šurdunû-plant], sweet reed, groats, cress(sahlû), atāʾišu-plant, juniper(burāšu), [kammantu-mushroom, resin of baluhhu-aromatic ... in] fat from the kidney of a male sheep [...] you take glowing-red charcoal [...]

o 2020

GI DU₁₀.GA ZI₃.KUM ZA₃.ḪI.LI gešKUR.KUR gešLI [u₂AB₂.DUḪ ILLU šimBULUḪ]

o 2121

x [x x] I₃.UDU ELLAG₂ UDU.NITA₂ ina gišNAGA₃ [GAZ]

o 2222

x [x x] x UDUB₃ TI-qe₂ [...]


o 2323

[x x x x] GAD AB₂ giSAG.KUD [...]

(o 23) [...] ... of a cow [you place] a reed-straw into it [... and] he will suck it into his mouth [...]

o 2424

[x x x] ana KA-šu₂ GID₂.DA [...]


Reverse
r 1'r 1'

ša IGI? x [...]

(r 1') [...] of the front [...]


r 2'2'

DIŠ NA su-a-lam [...]

(r 2') If a person [is sick] with mucus (suālu): [you pound white plant. He shall drink it] in filtered oil, [without dining, and he will get better.]

r 3'3'

ina I₃ ḫal-ṣa [...]


r 4'4'

DIŠ KI.MIN u₂NU.LUḪ.ḪA u₂[...]

(r 4') Alternatively: [you pound] asafoetida(nuhurtu), [... -plant. He shall drink in in wine] without dining [and will get better.]

r 5'5'

ba-lu pa-tan NAG-[ma TI]


r 6'6'

šum₄-ma DU₁₀ NU IGI.DU₈ UTUL₂ [...]

(r 6') If he (the patient) cannot see improvement: [you set up] a bronze diqāru-vessel. You crush in it? [...] and mint(ninû). You grind and sift licorice(šūšu) root [...], antahšu-plant and kukru-plant. You add into it oil [...] beer and ghee. [You bore a hole] into a big pursītu-vessel. [You close] it with emmer dough all around. You boil it over a fire. You place a reed straw. [He sucks it into his mouth boiling-hot, and it will crush] into his lungs, [and he will get better].

r 7'7'

u₂KUR.RA GAZ SUḪUŠ geššu-ši [...]

r 8'8'

u₂an-taḫ-ši šimGUR₂.GUR₂ ARA₃-en SIM I₃+GIŠ [...]

r 9'9'

KAŠ u I₃.NUN ana ŠA₃ ŠUB-di dugBUR.ZI.GAL [...]

r 10'10'

A₂.MEŠ ša₂ ina NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ AŠ₂.A.AN [...]

r 11'11'

ina IZI ŠEG₆-šal giSAG.KUD GUB-an ana [...]

r 12'12'

a-na MUR.MIN?-šu₂ [...]


r 13'13'

DUB 5.KAM₂.MA DIŠ NA KIRI₄-[šu₂ DUGUD]

(r 13') Fifth tablet of (the treatise) 'If person's nose breathing [is difficult'].


r 14'14'

DIŠ NA su-a-lam ḫa-ḫa u ki-ṣir-ta₅ GIG [...]

(r 14') If a person suffers from mucus (suʾālu), hahhu-cough and constriction (of the lungs) [...] in prime-quality beer without dining [...].

r 15'15'

ina KAŠ.SAG ba-lu pa-[tan ...]

(colophon)
r 16'16'

[mAN.ŠAR₂]-DU₃.A MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN [...]

(r 16') Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king [...]

r 17'17'

[x] x MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR -šurki DUMU diš-šur-[A₂.SUM ...]

(r 17') [...] king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon [...]

r 18'18'

[ki-i pi] DUB.MEŠ gešLE.U₅.UM.MEŠ [...]

(r 18') According to tablets and writing boards [...]

r 19'19'

[ṭup-pu šu]-a-tu ina tap-ḫur-ti um-ma-a-[ni ...]

(r 19') [...] this [tablet] in the assembly of scholars,

r 20'20'

[ana ta-mar]-ti LUGAL-ti-ia qe₂-reb [E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin]

(r 20') [and placed it in my palace] for my royal consultation.

r 21'21'

[ša šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru i-pa]-aš₂-ši-ṭu MU-[šu₂ i-šaṭ-ṭa-ru]

(r 21') Whoever erases [my name and writes] his own,

r 22'22'

[dMUATI ṭup-šar gim]-ri MU-[šu₂ lip-ši-iṭ]

(r 22') may [Nabu, scribe] of everything, [erase his] name!

1 haš-la-a-ti glossed with : qa-lu-ti

2 At the beginning of the line , probably read TUG₂ DUL-šu₂ according to IM 202652 i 9 , also šu₂ and rest of DUL visible in BAM548.


Created by Strahil Panayotov for the project "Introducing Assyrian Medicine: Healthcare Fit for a King" (NinMed), funded by the Wellcome Research Resources Grant, 2020-2023. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/asbp/ninmed/P395058.